Simple, I had to submit a cover letter and CV. I was then invited to an assessment centre. There, I had to do a 5 minute presentation about a project I have worked on and then was interviewed by two members.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at TotalEnergies (North Killingholme, England) in Dec 2014
Interview
Had to give a presentation on previous engineering project (20 min).
Had a 40 minute interview.
Was quizzed about different refinery components and tools.
Was given a tour of the refinery plant.
Overall experience was good. The people I met were very nice and answered all of my questions. Entire day lasted from 8am to 12pm. Travel and hotel stay paid by Total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Total? Career aspirations? Numerous technical questions concerning the refinery.. for example describe fully how industrial heat exchangers work/what can go wrong/how it can be fixed?